Del Norte County, California: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,1072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,0582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Houghton County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Del Norte CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Del Norte County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +10.1% |
| 1880 | +6.0% |
| 1884 | −2.6% |
| 1888 | +8.7% |
| 1892 | +16.2% |
| 1896 | −1.6% |
| 1900 | −6.7% |
| 1904 | −33.9% |
| 1908 | −32.7% |
| 1912 | +38.3% |
| 1916 | −2.5% |
| 1920 | −33.3% |
| 1924 | −40.5% |
| 1928 | −12.5% |
| 1932 | +33.1% |
| 1936 | +20.2% |
| 1940 | −8.6% |
| 1944 | −10.5% |
| 1948 | −13.0% |
| 1952 | −26.9% |
| 1956 | −6.7% |
| 1960 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | +27.5% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −13.7% |
| 1976 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −1.7% |
| 1992 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | −17.0% |
| 2004 | −15.5% |
| 2008 | −6.8% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −17.3% |
| 2020 | −15.6% |
| 2024 | −16.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,266 | 5,999 | 10,564 | ||
| R | 4,677 | 6,461 | 11,453 | ||
| R | 3,485 | 5,134 | 9,558 | ||
| R | 3,791 | 4,614 | 8,770 | ||
| R | 4,323 | 4,967 | 9,531 | ||
| R | 3,892 | 5,356 | 9,421 | ||
| R | 3,117 | 4,526 | 8,294 | ||
| R | 3,652 | 3,670 | 8,889 | ||
| D | 3,639 | 3,083 | 9,353 | ||
| R | 3,587 | 3,714 | 7,468 | ||
| R | 2,696 | 3,996 | 6,841 | ||
| R | 2,338 | 4,016 | 6,987 | ||
| D | 2,789 | 2,481 | 5,478 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 2,927 | 5,648 | ||
| R | 2,236 | 2,387 | 5,168 | ||
| D | 3,652 | 2,075 | 5,727 | ||
| D | 3,225 | 3,024 | 6,294 | ||
| R | 2,552 | 2,918 | 5,487 | ||
| R | 1,578 | 2,757 | 4,384 | ||
| R | 1,172 | 1,541 | 2,840 | ||
| R | 818 | 1,011 | 1,830 | ||
| R | 1,034 | 1,233 | 2,302 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 853 | 2,174 | ||
| D | 1,319 | 637 | 2,059 | ||
| R | 599 | 771 | 1,380 | ||
| R | 122 | 530 | 1,007 | ||
| R | 279 | 596 | 952 | ||
| R | 471 | 499 | 1,139 | ||
| O | 323 | 0 | 843 | ||
| R | 202 | 450 | 759 | ||
| R | 187 | 429 | 713 | ||
| R | 291 | 334 | 645 | ||
| R | 334 | 345 | 697 | ||
| D | 339 | 235 | 643 | ||
| D | 294 | 244 | 577 | ||
| R | 294 | 310 | 622 | ||
| D | 297 | 263 | 562 | ||
| D | 228 | 186 | 414 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.5%
English
12.6%
Irish
10.8%
American
5.3%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.5%
African American
2.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,058
Del Norte County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Del Norte County$67,058
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Del Norte County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 85.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked against the Oregon border and home to Redwood National Park, Del Norte combines a small timber-economy population with rural voter patterns that have produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 15 points in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached forty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A median household income of $67,058, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,107 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Houghton County and Ferry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Del Norte County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Del Norte County, California voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,564 votes cast, 4,266 went Democratic and 5,999 went Republican.
What is Del Norte County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Del Norte County, California in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Del Norte County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Del Norte County, California voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Del Norte County, California?
Del Norte County, California has a population of 27,107 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Del Norte County, California?
Median household income in Del Norte County, California is $67,058 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Del Norte County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Del Norte County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.